Gross Alexander - Over The Line A History Of The England V Germany Football Rivalry - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: The history of the fierce football rivalry between England and Germany is encapsulated in a single moment - Geoff Hurst's extra - time shot off the crossbar in the 1966 FIF a World Cup Final and the decision of an infamous Russian linesman to award a goal. It is a rivalry that now spans more than 90 years since the first official match between the two nations. For the English a series of high - profile defeats at major tournaments saw Germany become the Angstgegner on the field as well as an enduring obsession for the national press. For Germans Wembley still represents the home of football where the memories of 1966 have been supplanted by numerous successes and the appropriation of the English anthem 'football's coming home'. The rivalry has long crossed the lines of the football field with the two nations at various moments forced to admire and learn from each other and with football encounters between England and Germany repeatedly marking important developments in a unique and ever - changing political and cultural relationship.
Title: Over The Line A History Of The England V Germany Football Rivalry
Author(s): Gross Alexander
Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
Barcode: 9781801501682
Pages: 240 Pages, Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 12/15/2022
Category: Football (Soccer, Association Football)